New-York tribune., 1887-05-15
FROM MANY POINTS OF VIEW
BITS OF TALK FROM MEN WHO HAVE SEEN
MUCH OF THE WORLD.


chatting yesterday he gave these figures The rail-
roads OF Ohio collect annually average OF Sl9 for
railroad fares from every man, woman and child IN the
State. Their earnings per cent on $9O,OOO o
mile for the entire mileage in the State"
Apercans who 90 down into Mexico and soy ont
tae country do not to back with very good
impressions Of the people the country. Ex-Gov-
ernor r. A. Alger OF Michigan on his recent return
from tour through Mexico, was describing the un-
favorable impressions that he had received while
there, when Major f. A. Bates of Cleveland, who has
also travelled in that country said never could
see any good In country that was one-halt alkall
plains and where the inhabitants spent halt their tine
in holding serapes their shoulders" Said Governor
Alger: "There two things that Meaic re 1ures
to come up to the worlds average These are ie-
population and water" " That Is nll they need in
Hades," said Urah Painter. the old Washington cor
respondent who standing by, and the Me sican
subject was dropped
Governor Ager tells different story about South
orn California the remarkable growth of which
he IL enthusiastic. g The entire country, said the
Governor, seems to be staked out in town lots aud
the prices procured for these lois something taOu
lous compared with the sums for which the land
originally purchased There are lots enough
saked out in Southern California to provide for the
entire population of the City of New-York apportioned
at the rate OF three TO the lot 1t would take
moro than the combined capital OF all the banks OF
New York to buy up these lots. They have story
out there about lumber which illustrates the craze 1t
desired to buv enough lumber to build n house. lie
was looked upon with compassion by the dealer VINO
said TO him that there was no lumber TOR sale When
he asked Tor an explanation tho dealer tepeu 10 nu
IL he had compassion for his ignorance. that the
lumber all sold for stakes for town lots"
The new Licutehant-Governor of Michigan, James
II. Macdonald has an income OF $4,000 year IRON
a single mining investment which cost him less than
$3.50. learned the particulars OF it the other day
from Captain " d. Moore, who discovered and pros
pcced the Gogebic iron range, about which so much
has been said recently. One OF the great mines IN
that range is known the Colby mine. It's stock Is
not Tor sale the heavy prco OF 500 share at
which IL is quoted. Captain Moore discovered a Id
located this mine a1d made Government entry oil
the land. He was very poor at that time and 1t be-
came necessary ask friends to assist him by furnish
ing funds to make the entry. Macdonald was at That
fine roadmaster OF the division OF the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad between EscanaDa ana
Negannee at n salary of Sl25 month Captain
Moore persuaded Mr. Macdonald 10 take u third IN
terest III the entry. For IA long time the claim was
idle. aud Mr.. Macdonald often berated the captain
for drawing him into an Improbable venture with his
little earnings The land was finally leased by MN
ing company which pays 40 cents ton royalty on the
ore taken out and this royalty tor the present year
will be 100000, Mr.. Macdonaids share being one
third. lie was nominated Tor observation-disclosures on
account OF his strength with the laDorng men,
A brother of ex-senator s. W. Dorsey, of New
Mexico is a resident OF Vermont lie was here dur
ing the week to meet the Senator. had conversa-
ton with him in reference to landed properties which
developed "a curious condition OF iacts. salO Mr.
Dorsey You can buy improved farm land In the
great Chanpain Valley for much less per acre than
men are paving for unimprovel farms In Missouri and
Kansas, whittier the great tide OF emigration is How
inp know OF a property of 400 acres OF improved
land, ON which there modern house built within
a few years at a coat OF $4,000. which was sold re-
centy at puoc auction Tor - ZoO. IS one 0. eio
finest and most productive farms in the Champlaia
Valley A similar property in Kansas wonl0 nave
been considered worth three times "a much me lact
ia that the attention OF the country has been entirety
arawn to Western investments, and as a consequence
Eastern property is at q low Obj NeVertheless' as
actual investments. farms in New-Ensland are sthi
worth buying"
Tho treasurer OF the American Surety Company is
David Is. sickles. who United States Consul to
Siam under General Grant lie IS n small man with n
nervous temperament. blond complexion. nigh fore
bead and light hair and mustache. The other day he
was discussing some phases OF the old treaty between
this country ard Slam which illustrate how American
Consuls abroad have at times brought diseredH ou
thi. Government II seems that the treaty between
the two countries was drawn up by missionaries VINO
were interested in preaching tho Christian religion 10
the natives Of Siam. clause was inserted In u by
which the Siameso Government was prompted from
interfering with the employment OF natives as agents
of Americans in any capacity The intention Of the
missionaries was to protect native converts who might
engage In preaching the gospeL politician was sent
Ia Siam "a Consul. lie a shrewd lawyer, aud
after looking over the treaty carefully he conceived
the scheme of giving certificates TO the natives as
agents of Americans to sci. liquor. American liquor
dealers in Siam entered into the scheme and licenses
were given to more than 600 natives who went out
through the kingdom even into remote towns selling
intoxicating drinks. The King finally protested wheu
the American Consul replied that IL was part OF the
treaty OBLIGATIONS The governments OF these small
countries much In tear OF the gun0oats OF great
nations, and tor timo the Siamese Goyerpment
nursed Its wrath An app cal made finally to tho
State Denartment at Washington and inv estgation
followed General Grant sent Mr.. Sckles there as
Consul, and in short time the CONDITION OF analrs
was reversed Licenses were taken up wherever they
could be tOudd, and more than oOO of the traders
were stopped in their illegal traffic lt Is said that
the former Consul pocketed Tlo,OOO or SZO,OOo IN
the last two or years OF his consular oce from
this source alone II was difficult to find all the deal
ers who had secnred licenses and even after Mr.
Sickes was superseded by Mr.. Haldeman OF kansis.
during the HAYES Administration, some fifty or sixty
licenses were still outstanding aud were revoked oy
Mr. Haldeman.
A quaint and pleasant taker of the old school is
Major Smith /" Bill Arp -, Of Atlanta, Ga who was
here the other day to deliver "A lecture Inc mayor
was a Shareholder IN his younger days. having received
three families OF negroes, some Twelve persons W a
~ the wedding portion o. his we In taking aoou'
the slave question he said This talk that the South
lost SlOO 600 900 by the Emancipation Proclamation
is all nonsense. prepared to show ina the
South did not lose dollar. In all my exper ence rs
save-owner. if ever made dollar by their laDoi,
do not know it, We got their labor IN exchange ior
their food and their clothing the rearing oil the young
and caring TOR the old. We get their labor for the
same price now without having tho burden OF response
bility for the young and the aged aud sick we used
10 nav their doctors bills; now they pay ther own.
The dinence ~ already seen iron the tact that many
mon are arcnmuiatlng wealth through the employment
OF ne sroes who uey er got ahead dollar IN tho save
days. although they were owners OF many slaves
in chatting about Northcrn men Major Smith re-
marked that many Northern men had gone INTO the
South to make their homes there during tue slavety
nar;oI who attained distinction. Among others he
cited Judge Hiram Warner. u native OF Vermont who
oceuped the highest judicial position in the state oi
Georgia on the bench OF the supreme Court Tor thirty
seven years IL ia curious phase OF human nature
said Major Smith, " that as Old age comes creeping Vu
o in ,idents and scenes of boyhood mpresscey
to the mind. II was so with Judge Warner. remem-